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VILLIAM HENRY HENDRICKS, OF MECHANICSBURG, INDIANA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,228, dated April 10, 1900.

Application filed August 3 1899.

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Be it known that l, VILLIAM HENRY HEN- DRICKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mechanicsburg, in the county of Henry and'rate of indiana, have invented a new and useful Cate, of which the following is a speciilcation. Y i

The invention relates to improvements in gates.

One object of' the present invention is 'toJ improve the construction of swinging gates and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efflcient one capable of being opened at a distance from either side of it and adapted to open away from the operator.

A further object of the invention is to counterbalance the gate, so that the same may be readily raised and lowered and arranged at the desired elevation and to arrange such counterbalanGing-weight so that it will operi ate to prevent the gate from sagging.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a gate constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding part-s in both figures of the drawings.

1 designates a swinging gate adapted to open in either direction and provided at its inner end with upper and lower eyes 2 and 3, receiving a vertical pintle-rod 4, and the said eyes 2 and 3 are enlarged suflciently to permit the gate to be tilted slightly by the means hereinafter described to disengage a pivoted latch 5 from a keeper 6 of a main latch-post 7 and from a keeper of a supplemental latchpost 7a, designed to be arranged at each side of the gate to receive the latter when the same is open. The pivoted latch is mounted between parallel end bars of the gate, and it is adapted to engage the keeper automatically when the said gate closes. The pintle-rod,

which is disposed vertically, is offset from an uprightor post 8 and is supported by suitable staples 9 and'lO, forming eyes and receiving Serial No. 726.029. (No model.)

blocks 13 and 14, which offset the pintlenod from the upright.

The gate is capable of vertical movement on the pintlerod and is adapted to be arranged at the desired elevation to permit it to clear obstructions and to afford a passage-'way for small animals. In order to enable the gate to be readily raised and lowered, it is partially counterbalanced by a weight 1l, connected by a cable l2 orother suitable iiexible connections with the gate, and the said cable 12 is arrangedi'rr a peripheral groove 13 of a segmental head 14, whicn-iapivotally mounted on the npr-ight or supportfatfcgldapted to S extends above the pintle-rod, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and it is provided at its upper end with a vertical pivot 15, which is received in a depending socket 16 of the oscillating head 14, whereby the latter is pivotally mounted on the upright or support. The front portion of the cable or flexible connection 12 passes through an eye 17 at the front of the head 14a, and it extends downward therefrom through a guide-eye 18 of an arm 19 and passes under a pulley 20, which is mounted at the center of the gate, at the top thereof. The front end of the cable or connection 12 is attached to the front end ofthe gate, adjacent to the upper edge thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The rear portion of the cable or iiexible connection 12 depends from the back of the head 14 and passes through a guide-opening 2l of a horizontal rearwardly-extending arm 22. The cable or flexible connection is adapted to pass freely over the segmental head, and as it nearly counterbalances the gate it Will be apparent that the latter may be readily raised and lowered. The weight also operates to prevent the gate from tilting the upright or post S forward, and the gate is there by prevented from sagging.

The forwardly-extending arm 19 is inclined and it is adapted, when the head is oscillated by the means hereinafter described, to tilt the gate sufficiently to disengage the latch from the keeper, whereby the gate is permitted to open. The gate is operated at a distance `from either'side of it by means of operating ropes or cables 23, connected at their inner ends to the outer end of the rearwardly-extending arm 22 and having their .outer portions supported by pulleys 24 or other suitable guides from arms 25 of uprights or supports 26, located at points beyond the gate, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. Vhcn the gate is open, the latch engages a keeper of one of the supplemental latch-posts 7a, and the latch 5 is automatically disengaged from the supplemental latch-post when one of the operating ropes or cables is pulled to close the gate. The outer ends of the operating ropes or cables are provided with handles of sufficient Weight to hold them in position for operation.

The guide of the gate preferably consists of the pulley 20, housed within the casing, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but any other suitable form of guide may be employed.

It will be seen t-hat the gate is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it is positive and reliable in operation, and

maybe readily opened and closed at a dis- It will also be f t-ance from either side of it. apparent that the weight which counter'balances the gate to enable the same to be read- 4'ily raised and lowered operates to prevent the gate from. sagging and that the means foreguding the cable or Iiexible connection 'g of the counterbalancing-weight operates as a lever to swing the gate.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction Within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to Without departing from 'the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages ot' this invention.

What is claimed isl. The combination of a post or support, a

swinging gate capable of vertical movement, a segmental hcad'pivotally mounted on the post r support and provided at its periphery with a grwove, a flexible connection arranged in the groove of the segmental head and depending' from the same at the front and rear thereof', the front end of the connection being attached to the gate, a Weight attached to the rear end of the exible connection, an arm extending rearward from the segmental head and projecting beyond the rear portion of the flexible connection, and operating mechanism connected with the outer end of the rearwardly-extending arm, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a post or support, a swinging gate capable of vertical movement, a pivot extending vertically from the top of the post orsupport, a segmental head having and extending in advance and in/rea'f the post or support, the lncli d ont arm mounted on the said ref 1d havinga guide at its lower@ f e rearwardly-extending arm provided with a guide and carried by the head, a flexible connection arranged on the peripheral edge of the head and passing th rough the said guides, the front portion of the connection being attached to the gate, a Weight connected with the rear portion of the exible connection, and operating mechanism connected with the rearwardly-extending arm, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the :foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY HENDRICKS.

Witnesses:

DANIEL RENT,

K INNICH LowERv.

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